Gavin’s Great Gizmo
Gavin Davidson has invented MyLife, a self-contained program that stores text, pictures, music – even video – on a USB flash memory drive.
Written by Alison Prince
Thursday, 13 November 2008
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When Gavin Davidson applied to work with Help Yourself Software, run by Chris Attkins, little did he or his temporary employer imagine he would achieve so much during five very busy days. Not only did Gavin play a key role in debugging one of the company’s major software programs, with a little help he designed and developed a complete software application with huge market potential.
Gavin’s invention is called MyLife, a self-contained program that stores text, pictures, music – even video – on a USB flash memory drive. Users can carry this with them and access their data quickly and easily. What’s more, unlike government and MOD data it seems, MyLife is encrypted, so it can only be accessed by its originator. It’s a really useful little device, predicted to become the ‘must have’ stocking filler for every computer user this Christmas.
Gavin, so far best known for his performances on stage in drama projects including ‘Oliver’, says, “It was fun to tackle this project. I had not worked with the programming tools before, so it was a steep learning curve!” But he is thrilled with the result. “Imagine being able to keep an audio diary, where you can also add photographs. It’s so quick and easy – and we added a facility to share selected experiences with your friends by e-mail.’
Chris Attkins of Help Yourself Software sees multiple uses for Gavin’s invention. As he says, “These days we have to remember so many PIN numbers, passwords and account numbers and MyLife is a safe place to keep them handy. But this is only the start; we see real potential for this device as a learning aid because it can integrate text, illustrations and sound files so easily. A user can build up a valuable collection of material covering any subject that interests them and refer to it instantly.”
MyLife is now on sale at the Book & Card Centre in Brodick.
For further information please visit: Or contact Chris Attkins, telephone: 01770 302 397
Thursday, 13 November 2008
1 view 0 commentsWhen Gavin Davidson applied to work with Help Yourself Software, run by Chris Attkins, little did he or his temporary employer imagine he would achieve so much during five very busy days. Not only did Gavin play a key role in debugging one of the company’s major software programs, with a little help he designed and developed a complete software application with huge market potential.
Gavin’s invention is called MyLife, a self-contained program that stores text, pictures, music – even video – on a USB flash memory drive. Users can carry this with them and access their data quickly and easily. What’s more, unlike government and MOD data it seems, MyLife is encrypted, so it can only be accessed by its originator. It’s a really useful little device, predicted to become the ‘must have’ stocking filler for every computer user this Christmas.
Gavin, so far best known for his performances on stage in drama projects including ‘Oliver’, says, “It was fun to tackle this project. I had not worked with the programming tools before, so it was a steep learning curve!” But he is thrilled with the result. “Imagine being able to keep an audio diary, where you can also add photographs. It’s so quick and easy – and we added a facility to share selected experiences with your friends by e-mail.’
Chris Attkins of Help Yourself Software sees multiple uses for Gavin’s invention. As he says, “These days we have to remember so many PIN numbers, passwords and account numbers and MyLife is a safe place to keep them handy. But this is only the start; we see real potential for this device as a learning aid because it can integrate text, illustrations and sound files so easily. A user can build up a valuable collection of material covering any subject that interests them and refer to it instantly.”
MyLife is now on sale at the Book & Card Centre in Brodick.
For further information please visit: Or contact Chris Attkins, telephone: 01770 302 397
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